i was reading this thread cuz i initially thought "ok i could do this dry ice method to pre-kill 1 rat every week for my snake (when i have her home) so that i can sleep easy knowing i'm providing her safe meals.
then...
i got to the part of the thread that got into storing dry ice and saw that it cant be stored in a regular refridgerator freezer so i thought "ok that sucks so it it sounds like i'll have to buy dry ice every week to euthanize the 1 rat for that week's feeding."
then...
i got to the part of the tread where it said that the dry ice method has been declared IN humane...
dammit! there goes my pre-killing a rat every week idea.
buying pre-killed online or from stores is not an option because my boyfriend WILL NOT allow rat bodies to be kept in our freezer with our food...fine...i dont like that idea either. i can buy live and i can feed live but my concern is what if the rat decides to fight back and gets a good bite on the snake...then i've got an injured snake on my hands...
hmmmm
buying frozen = not an option
pre-killing = no way to do it humanely now
feeding live = risking the snake getting injured by a rat fighting back
[throws hands up in the air]
now what?